Daneal vs Daniel

Side-by-side comparison of Daneal and Daniel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Daneal

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Name B

Daniel

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Metric Daneal Daniel
Current Rank Unranked #16
Total Births (all years) 26 1,982,812
Peak Year 1999 1985
Peak Year Births 6 38,559
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Daneal Daniel
1880s - 5,679
1890s - 5,185
1900s - 5,036
1910s - 23,978
1920s - 43,407
1930s - 47,998
1940s - 112,778
1950s - 243,727
1960s - 242,020
1970s - 244,454
1980s - 345,537
1990s 16 272,360
2000s 5 203,975
2010s - 133,952
2020s 5 52,726

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daneal Daniel
2014 - 13,961
2015 - 13,543
2016 - 12,996
2017 - 11,758
2018 - 11,296
2019 - 10,592
2020 5 9,530
2021 - 9,162
2022 - 9,121
2023 - 8,402
2024 - 8,426
2025 - 8,085

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2020.

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